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Mother honored for rescuing sex slaves, but unable to save daughter

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:38 PM PST

President Cristina Fernandez, right, applauds as Susana Trimarco, left, lifts a human rights prize given by the president during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, on the eve of the Human Rights Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Trimarco is known for her crusade to find her daughter, Maria de los Angeles Susana Trimarco was a housewife who fussed over her family and paid scant attention to the news until her daughter left for a doctor's appointment and never came back.

Obama blasts Michigan right-to-work bills

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:27 PM PST

U.S. President Obama delivers remarks after his tour of the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in RedfordThe legislation is about "giving you the right to work for less money," the president told cheering crowds at a Daimler plant.

Obama: I 'won't compromise' on taxes

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:49 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to workers about the economy during a visit to Daimler Detroit Diesel in Redford, Mich., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Republicans oppose higher taxes on the wealthy, but some lawmakers are suggesting relenting in order to win concessions.

‘World’s most famous wolf’ killed outside Yellowstone

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:31 PM PST

A wolf so popular that she was referred to as a rock star by rangers was shot and killed in Wyoming just outside Yellowstone National Park late last week, wildlife officials told the New York Times. The 6-year-old gray wolf, a tourist favorite known as 832F, was the alpha female of Yellowstone's "highly visible" Lamar [...]

Obama criticizes Michigan right-to-work bills

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

U.S. President Obama delivers remarks after his tour of the Daimler Detroit Diesel plant in RedfordPresident Barack Obama says right-to-work legislation in Michigan is more about politics than economics. He is criticizing a measure that would prevent requiring non-union employees to financially support unions at their workplace.

Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle lawsuit

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST

FILE - This combo made from file photos shows former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn on June 6, 2011, left, and Nafissatou Diallo on July 28, 2011, in New York. Diallo's sexual assault lawsuit against the former IMF leader could wrap up as soon as Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in a quiet deal. A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press the court date concerns a possible settlement. (AP File Photos)Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape have settled her civil lawsuit against him.

Judge: Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle suit

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:47 AM PST

FILE - This combo made from file photos shows former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn on June 6, 2011, left, and Nafissatou Diallo on July 28, 2011, in New York. Diallo's sexual assault lawsuit against the former IMF leader could wrap up as soon as Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, in a quiet deal. A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press the court date concerns a possible settlement. (AP File Photos)Ex-International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn and an NYC hotel maid signed a settlement of her sexual-assault lawsuit.

'Mayan apocalypse' or magic mushroom trip?

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:24 AM PST

The so-called 'Mayan' prophecy actually comes from New Age writers in the Seventies and Eighties (Image: Rex)The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all. Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties, says a British academic.

SEAL killed in Afghan rescue identified

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter lands at the German Bundeswehr army combat outpost OP NorthThe Pentagon identified Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Checque as the Navy SEAL who died of injuries sustained in the rescue of an American doctor.

Google experiencing widespread outage

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:51 AM PST

Google Has Widespread Outage"The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request." That's what many people are seeing as they try to use a number of Google services today, including Gmail, Google Drive and others.

Iran: We now have secret data from from U.S. drone

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:35 AM PST

In this image taken from the Iranian state TV's Arabic-language channel Al-Alam, showed what they purport to be an intact ScanEagle drone aircraft put on display, as an exclusive broadcast Tuesday Dec. 4, 2012, showing what they say are the first pictures of a captured drone. Iran authorities claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf, and showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV, but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "All the intelligence in this drone has been completely decoded and extracted and we know each and every step it has taken," said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

Same-sex middle-school classes draws fire from ACLU

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:18 AM PST

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a pair of complaints with the U.S. Department of Education, claiming same-sex education programs in two school districts are unlawful. The ACLU said the programs—instituted by Middleton Heights Elementary in Middleton, Idaho, in 2006 and Huffman Middle School in Birmingham, Ala., in 2010—appear to violate federal law "by [...]

Pet monkey found at IKEA headed for sanctuary

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST

In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo provided by Bronwyn Page, a small monkey wearing a winter coat and a diaper wanders around at an IKEA in Toronto. The monkey let itself out of its crate in a parked car and went for a walk. The animal's owner contacted police later in the day and was reunited with their pet, police said. (AP Photo/Bronwyn Page via The Canadian Press)TORONTO - An official with a Toronto animal shelter holding a monkey found wandering in an Ikea parking lot says the five-month-old primate appears a bit stressed but is otherwise in good shape.

Ariz. Powerball jackpot winner's name released

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:51 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2012 photo, Karen Bach, Director of Budget, Products and Communications of the Arizona Lottery, announces during a news conference in Phoenix that one of the winning tickets in the $579.9 million Powerball jackpot was purchased in Fountain Hills, Ariz. The other ticket holders in last week's record $577.5 million Powerball jackpot have claimed their half of the prize but aren't stepping into the spotlight just yet, the Arizona Lottery said Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Matthew Good took the one-time payout of $192 million from the Nov. 28 drawing. Good is in his 30s and from the wealthy Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, where the ticket was sold.

Egypt army given temporary power to arrest civilians

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

An Egyptian protester takes a picture with his mobile of his children on top of an Egyptian army tank outside the presidential palace, background, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military warned Saturday of 'disastrous consequences' if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)The elite Republican Guard has yet to use force to keep protesters away from the palace, which it ringed with tanks, barbed wire and concrete barricades after last week's violence.

NTSB confirms singer Jenni Rivera died in plane crash

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:02 AM PST

This April 25, 2012 photo released by Telemundo shows Latin singer Jenni Rivera rehearsing for the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was found in northern Mexico on Sunday and there are no apparent survivors, authorities said. (AP Photo/Telemundo, Gary I Rothstein/Telemundo)U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico.

DJs 'gutted' over nurse's death after Middleton prank

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:18 AM PST

DJs 'Gutted' Over UK Nurse's SuicideThe two Australian radio DJs who prank-called the London hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated last week said they were "shattered" and "gutted" after the nurse who answered their call apparently killed herself.

Boy donates birthday presents to toy drive

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:38 AM PST

Birthday parties are usually the times when kids rake in the loot. But Chase Branscum gave away all 500 gifts he received. The generous-minded resident of Owasso, Oklahoma, decided to turn his eighth birthday celebration into a toy drive for Toys for Tots. He told local news station Fox23, "I already have toys and other [...]

Sluggish economy counters efforts to house homeless

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 07:10 AM PST

The federal government and local communities have greatly increased the number of beds available to the homeless, but it hasn't helped rates.

SEAL Team Six member killed in raid to free doctor

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST

SEAL Team Six Member Killed in Raid to Free DoctorOne of the Special Operations troops involved in the raid to free an American doctor from the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds today.

Navy SEAL killed rescuing a kidnapped doctor in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 05:46 AM PST

Navy SEAL Killed Rescuing a Kidnapped Doctor in AfghanistanA member of the Navy's elite SEAL Team Six was killed on Sunday during a mission that rescued an American doctor from kidnappers in Afghanistan.

Mohamed Morsi's concessions: Crisis averted in Egypt?

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:55 AM PST

Egyptian riot police stand guard as protesters demonstrate in front of the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 7.Egypt's president gives up newly declared powers to pacify his liberal-secular opponents, but it may not be enough.

Primate clad in coat spotted at north Toronto Ikea

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:21 AM PST

Shoppers at an Ikea store in North Toronto weren't monkeying around when they reported a primate on the loose Sunday afternoon.

Spotify founder wanted to create something 'better than piracy'

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 04:04 AM PST

Spotify Co-Founder Daniel Ek Shares What's on His PlaylistThe company has quickly become one of the most popular digital destinations to listen to music on a computer.

Monday in politics: Obama talks ‘fiscal cliff’ in Michigan, and more

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 03:48 AM PST

Washington remains focused on the "fiscal cliff." There is certain to be buzz around town Monday about whether President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner made progress toward a deal when they met face-to-face Sunday at the White House — their first such meeting in three weeks. Obama is headed to the Daimler Detroit [...]
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